Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

अनंगलेखया राज्ञ्या ततः काशीं गमिष्यसि । दत्त्वा दानानि भूरीणि प्रीणयित्वाऽर्थिनो जनान्

Transliteration

anaṃgalekhayā rājñyā tataḥ kāśīṃ gamiṣyasi | dattvā dānāni bhūrīṇi prīṇayitvā'rthino janān

Translation

Then, together with Queen Anaṅgalekhā, you will go to Kāśī—after giving abundant gifts and satisfying the needy petitioners.

Word by Word

• अनङ्गलेखया: with Anaṅgalekhā
• अनङ्गलेखया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनङ्गलेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (सह/करण/3rd), एकवचन; सहकारक-प्रायः

• राज्ञ्या: with the queen
• राज्ञ्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन—अनङ्गलेखया (queen)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• काशीम्: to Kāśī
• काशीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; गमनस्य कर्म (destination as object)

• गमिष्यसि: you will go
• गमिष्यसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले

• दानानि: gifts/charities
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• भूरीणि: many/abundant
• भूरीणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दानानि)

• प्रीणयित्वा: having pleased/satisfied
• प्रीणयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु, causative प्रीणय-)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund), णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative)

• अर्थिनः: the supplicants
• अर्थिनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; (अर्थिनः जनान्) विशेषण-भावे

• जनान्: people
• जनान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king and Queen Anaṅgalekhā depart in a modest yet royal caravan toward Kāśī; along the way they distribute gifts to supplicants who bless them.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
• Anaṅgalekhā (queen)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage to Kāśī is to be approached with compassion and generosity, honoring the needs of others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), the preeminent Śaiva kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (abundant giving) and satisfying petitioners (arthin) are prescribed as preparatory dharma.